Quotes are the words and phrases of an individual that are taken from written text, speeches, books, or statements that he or she has made and then repeated by someone else. Quotes are often used to motivate, inspire, or to make a point.

Quotes are attributed to politicians, business leaders, sports figures, actors and actresses, religious leaders, motivational speakers, authors, poets, comedians, and ordinary people who just happens to say something interesting or profound.

Quotes are often taken from speeches, books, lectures, or biblical and other religious works. They are often used to motivate, inspire, or to evoke emotions and promote self esteem, and they can also be used to make the listener or reader ponder on whatever the subject may be about.

Quotes can be serious, humorous, or just plain everyday conversation. There are literally millions of quotes by millions of people and anyone, famous or not so famous, can say or write something that becomes a part of cultural, popular, and historical folklore.

For instance, "And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country." by John F. Kennedy or "The glory of young men is their strength; and the beauty of old men is the grey head."
~Proverbs 20-29~

Some quotes can be traced back thousands of years and can be just as relevant today as they were back then. Sayings by Plato, Socrates, Leonardo da Vinci, Aristotle, Shakespeare, and others are still quoted today.

Although the statement was attributed to a particular person or persons, it doesn't mean that he or she was the person who originated the quote. The statement may have been made by any number of people over time but the reason it may have been attributed to a particular person is because that person may have said it at an opportune time. It may have been uttered during an historic event, a speech, or it may have been written or spoken and the credit was not given to the person who originated the quote.

Since there are so many quotes, they are often put into different categories. There are motivational quotes, inspirational quotes, humorous quotes, business quotes, love quotes, wisdom quotes, friendship quotes, proverbs, religious quotes, life quotes, and the list goes on and on.